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Patelet, Patlat, Paitlat, -let, -lot, n. Also: payt-, paith-, pet- and -late, -latt, -lait, -lote, -lott; patllat; patillot. [e.m.E. patlett (north., 1522), -let (Skelton), otherwise only Sc. in this form, MF. patelette ‘a band of stuff’ (Godef.) (1491), etc., dim. of patte paw, flap (cf. Pat n.). Cf. Partclaith n., Pateclathe n., Partlet n. and Parlet n.] A garment worn over the neck and upper part of the chest, chiefly by women; a partlet. Also comb. with -maker.Also c 1500–40 worn by men as ‘a sort of half under-doublet or petticoat’ (C. R. Beard).(a) 1506 Treas. Acc. III. 47.
For v quartaris satin to be ane patllat to the King 1516 State P. (Reg. H.) No. 22.
A patlot of taffates with goldsmythe werk 1516 Inv. Wardrobe 26.
Patlott Ib. 27.
Patlat 1538 Treas. Acc. VII. 101.
Patillotis 1538–9 Ib. 139.
To be hir patlottis 1544–5 Ib. VIII. 356. 1546 Acta Conc. & Sess. XXI. 55 b.
Ane patlet 1550 Reg. Great S. 103/1. 1563–4 Linlithgow Sheriff Ct. 20 Jan.
Ane patlet of Franche clayth 1586 Forres B. Ct. 13 June.
Ane patlet(b) 1505 Treas. Acc. III. 38.
Paitlat 1508 Ib. IV. 25.
For iiii skinnis of blak semys leddir to be ane doublat to the king … ane of thaim to be ane paitlat c1500-c1512 Dunb. xiv. 64 (B). 1546 Treas. Acc. IX. 51.
Huddis, paitlettis, and uther necessaris to thair claythis 1548 Ib. 212, etc. 1565 Prot. Bk. Gilbert Grote 69.
Paytlat, paytlate 1569 Canongate Ct. Bk. 9.
Paitlatt 1573–4 Rec. Earld. Orkney 290. 1577 Glasgow B. Rec. (M.C.) 84.
For ane paitlott and ane pair of slevis 1584 Perth B. Ct. 7 Apr.
Ane new weluos paitlet of his said spous 1585 Edinb. B. Rec. IV. 445.
Paytlets 1589 St. A. B. Ct. 19 Sept.
With ane veluot paitlet 1591 Thanes of Cawdor 198.
Paithlatt 1596 Breadalbane Doc. 141.
Paitlat 1597 Edinb. Test. XXX. 170.
Paitlate Ib.
Paitlote 1611 Dunblane Test. III. 118 b.
Paitlatt 1620 Perth Kirk S. MS. 12 Sept.
Scho gaif him hir paithlet to mend 1646 Edinb. Test. LXII. 369 b.
Paitlet(c) a1500 Henr. III. 103/28.
Hir patelet of gud pansing(d) 1568 Edinb. Test. 173.
Ane petlat 1582 Ib. XII. 6, etc.
Hir goun of Frensche blak hir petlait of veluotcomb. 1596 Reg. Privy C. V. 301.
[Thomas Allane] paitlatt-maker